LL COOL J Guarantees New Album In The Fall: “It is Go Time”
LL COOL J has introduced his follow-up to 2013’s Genuine will arrive this fall. The Def Jam Recordings legend made the reveal in an Instagram publish pinned to his web page on Friday (June 7). The lead single, “Saturday Night time Particular,” is anticipated to reach June 14.
“In case you missed it, new single ‘Saturday Night time Particular’ is coming June 14,” he says within the clip. “Go to hyperlink within the bio, signal as much as pre-save it. Album coming within the fall. It’s the true deal, child. It’s go time. ‘Saturday Night time Particular’ is the primary single. I’ll let you realize in regards to the options in a few days … tracklisting for the album is coming. Album can be out within the fall. It’s on, child. New LL. You realize what it’s. You realize precisely what it’s.”
LL COOL J’s announcement yielded a cascade of feedback from his friends, together with Fats Joe, DJ COOL V, Z-Journey, Shortkut and the Goodie Mob’s Khujo, who’re all wanting to get some new music from the Radio MC.
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Along with appearing, LL COOL J has additionally been targeted on constructing his model, ROCK THE BELLS. Final 12 months, he teamed up with Vikki Tobak for the guide LL COOL J Presents: The Streets Win, a 336-page guide containing dozens of essays and interviews by Hip-Hop’s elite and pictures from among the tradition’s most celebrated photographers—from Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, MC Sha-Rock, Chuck D and KRS-One to Nas, Eminem and Dr. Dre.
Having LL COOL J behind the challenge was an enormous asset for Tobak. He was in a position to join her with individuals who they couldn’t have reached on their very own—like Eminem and Dr. Dre. Chatting with AllHipHop in October 2023, Tobak mentioned it was a testomony to who LL COOL J is at his core.
“Individuals generally say don’t meet your heroes, however I believe he’s an exception,” she mentioned on the time. “I solely simply met him just lately, although we’ve been in the identical rooms and stuff for a very long time. He, in fact, was like a childhood hero of mine, and he’s simply a kind of actually particular folks the place you perceive how he grew to become the primary artist signed to Def Jam at 16. I see what it was as a result of it’s nonetheless there. It’s that factor you possibly can’t fairly put your finger on; you’re born with it. He’s a performer and an enormous thought individual in each means. He approached the guide in the identical means.”
LL COOL J launched his debut album, Radio, in 1985. He’s delivered 12 further tasks, together with Mama Mentioned Knock You Out (1990), which went double-platinum.
